"I could beat that army!" Theoryscape Challenge

[Blue Trails]

How about this?

Zombies of Morindan x5 300
Phantom Knights x2 140
Zetacron 60
23 hexes / 500 points

Zombies match well into low-defense melee squaddies like the Yari, PKs harass the Arquebus and threaten Kato, and Zetacron plays the cleaner.

[Elven Lord]

Originally Posted by Blue Trails

How about this?

Zombies of Morindan x5 300
Phantom Knights x2 140
Zetacron 60
23 hexes / 500 points

Zombies match well into low-defense melee squaddies like the Yari, PKs harass the Arquebus and threaten Kato, and Zetacron plays the cleaner.

Zombies are natural squad killers, especially squishy squads like the ashagaru. I guess I could try run and gun tactics, using the yari to run interference on zetacron. However, there's no way I could stop that many zombies from reaching my regular lines. At that point its all over. Granted, the zombies can only move a few at a time. As long as I have extremely good luck with the arquebus, I could win...but this conversation isn't really about luck.

[Son of Arathorn]

Originally Posted by Blue Trails

How about this?

Zombies of Morindan x5 300
Phantom Knights x2 140
Zetacron 60
23 hexes / 500 points

Zombies match well into low-defense melee squaddies like the Yari, PKs harass the Arquebus and threaten Kato, and Zetacron plays the cleaner.

Marrden Hounds x2 180
Major Q9 180
Crixus 90
Theracus 40
Isamu 10
500 points, 18 hexes

If you lead with Zetacron, counter with a Crixus/Theracus bomb. If you lead with the zombies or phantom knights, counter with the hounds & Q9. Plague and normal attacks should knock down a couple undead per Order Marker as long as the hounds keep taking turns. If you decide to bypass the hound screen with PK’s and go straight for Q9, Queglix Gun can probably whittle down two squads to the point that the hounds can finish the job. Isamu is here to grab glyphs and maybe take a late shot at Zetacron or straggling undead. There are only two small/medium figures in this army, so almost everything that dies will stay dead.

[Knox]

Originally Posted by Son of Arathorn

Marrden Hounds x2 180
Major Q9 180
Crixus 90
Theracus 40
Isamu 10
500 points, 18 hexes

Moving to the army at hand, I'll go ahead and negate your pesky Marro Plague

Marro Hive - 160
Marro Drones x5, 250
Atlaga - 90

Total, 500 points, 17 figures, 22 hexes

My 15 Drones should easily outmaneuver your 6 hounds, and if they ever do get caught at least they are immune to the plague. Without a screen, the drones should be able to overhwhelm Q9 although of course the Queglix gun will be difficult. But I have the spare figures to lose a few and eventually I should get a large enough activation roll for the Drones that Q9 won't be able to stop the onslaught. If somehow this doesn't work, I still have a 25% chance at an insta-win with Bolt of Witherwood

[nate the dawg]

Originally Posted by Knox

Marro Hive - 160
Marro Drones x5, 250
Atlaga - 90

Total, 500 points, 17 figures, 22 hexes

Howzabout...

Charos! 210
Raelin ROTV 290
Deathreavers x5 490
Otonashi 500 / 24 hexes

A lot would have to go right for me. Charos backed by rat-wrapped Raelin should be a counterstriking nightmare for the Drones. Rats will also be able to lock up Atlaga. Once enough of the Drones have gone down, Charos can clean up the heroes. If Otonashi can take out any Drones with Attack the Wild, that's just a bonus.

Of course, if Bolt of the Witherwood goes off, I'm in really big trouble!

[Swarm]

Originally Posted by Knox

Moving to the army at hand, I'll go ahead and negate your pesky Marro Plague

Marro Hive - 160
Marro Drones x5, 250
Atlaga - 90

Total, 500 points, 17 figures, 22 hexes

My 15 Drones should easily outmaneuver your 6 hounds, and if they ever do get caught at least they are immune to the plague. Without a screen, the drones should be able to overhwhelm Q9 although of course the Queglix gun will be difficult. But I have the spare figures to lose a few and eventually I should get a large enough activation roll for the Drones that Q9 won't be able to stop the onslaught. If somehow this doesn't work, I still have a 25% chance at an insta-win with Bolt of Witherwood

Marro are not immune to the plague, only Soulborgs and Wulsinu are